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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1981 No. 21)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending May 23, 1981
APPLICABLE
RESERVE BANK

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
The Board is publishing for comment a proposed official
staff commentary following up and interpreting the Board's
simplified Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in
Lending Simplification and Reform Act; comment should be
received by July 10.
Regulation Z technical amendments issued.

(Docket No. R-

0288)
Amendment to Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority to
permit the Board's General Counsel to expedite certain
exceptions to the rules against interlocking managements
of depository institutions.
(Docket No. R-0359)
Atlanta

ComBanks Corporation, Winter Park, Florida, extension of time
to August 16, 1981, within which to acquire 51.5 percent of
the voting shares of Great American Banks, Inc., North
Miami, Florida. J7

Dallas

El Paso National Corporation, El Paso, Texas, extension of
time to August 11, 1981, within vhich to consummate the
acquisition of and to open East El Paso National Bank, El
Paso, Texas. 1J

Dallas

Everman Bank Shares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, extension of
time to July 10, 1981, within which to consummate the
acquisition of Emerman National Bank of Fort Worth, Fort
Worth, Texas. \j

Dallas

Gulf Coast Bancshares, Inc., Alvin, Texas, extension of time
to August 17, 1981, within vtfiich to consummate the acquisition of First National Bank of Alvin, Alvin, Texas. 1/

New York

Societe Generale, Paris, France, extension of time to July 2,
1982, within which to continue to hold the shares of Hudson
Securities, Inc. 1/

1/

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Kansas City

First State Bank, Ness City, Kansas, an investment in bank
premises, if

Chicago

Roscommon State Bank, Roscommon, Michigan, extension of time
to November 24, 1981, within which to establish a branch at
1385 W. West Branch Road, Denton Township, Michigan. If

San
Francisco

Bank of Kirk land, Kirk land, Washington, proposed merger with
Northwest Bank, Seattle, Washington, under the charter and
title of the latter; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. If

St. Louis

Bank of Mantee, Mantee, Mississippi, proposal to merge with
People's Bank and Trust, Olive Branch, Mississippi; report
to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors . If

Atlanta

Citizens and Southern Bank of Cobb County, Austell, Georgia,
proposed merger with C & S of Cobb County Interim Bank,
Austell, Georgia; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. If

Richmond

First American Bank of Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland, proposed merger with Lincoln National Bank, Gaithersburg,
Maryland; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

if

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
aut hori ty.




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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act

Philadelphia

Approved
United Jersey Bank/Southwest, Cherry Hills, New Jersey.
To establish offsite electronic facilities at:
(1) 201 Main Street, Ft. Lee
(2) 1357 16th Street, Ft. Lee
(3) S. Martinal Road, Ft. Lee
(4) 201 Main Street, Hackensack
(5) Summit Avenue and Essex Street, Paramus
(6) 750 Palisades Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
(7) 800 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
(8) 25 N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood
(9) Clinton and Pequannock Streets, Dover
(10) Rt. 206 and Deerfield Place, Flanders
(11) Rt. 10, Succasunna
(12) 144 Main Street, Rackettstown
(13) 90 Nashua Street, Princeton
(14) 370 Nashua Street, Princeton
(15) Windsor Plaza, Rt. 571, West Windsor, all in New Jersey.

* * * * *

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
*
9 of the Federal Reserve Act

Richmond

Approved
Bank of Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia. To
establish a branch at the intersection of Independence
Boulevard atnd Wishart Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

1/
Atlanta

Dade land Bank, Miami, Florida. To establish a branch at
1201 Brickell Avenue, Dade County, Florida. 1/

Chicago

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To establish an offsite electronic facility at 2025 W. Oklahoma
Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1/

Minneapolis

Bank of Belle Fourche, Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
establish a branch in Belle Fourche. 1/

To

1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Cont inued
To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act

Kansas City

Approved
The Citizens Bank of Edmond, Edmond, Oklahoma. 1/

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Issued Intent Not to Disapprove Change in Control
Pursuant to Change in Bank Control Act of 1978

Minneapolis

Not Disapproved
The Farmers State Bank of West Concord,, West Concord,
Minnesota. 1/

Kansas City

National Bancshares, Inc., Bethany, Missouri. V

Kansas City

Quivera Banc Shares, Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas. JJ

Kansas City

First State Management Corporation, Inc., Salina, Kansas. I/

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Applications and Notifications for International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Sections 25 and 25(a)
of the Federal Reserve Act and Sections 4(c)(9) and
4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended

Boston

Approved
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
to directly make a 15 percent portfolio investment in the
shares of Prodelmex, S.A. , De C.V., Pi so, Mexico. _1/

New York

Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation, New York,
New York: grants consent to acquire and hold subordinated
debt of Saudi International Bank Limited, London, England.

St. Louis

Mercantile International Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri:
grants consent to change its name to Mercantile Bank International. 1/

1_/

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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5 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

San
Francisco

First National Bank of Oregon International Corporation,
Portland, Oregon: grants consent to amend Article First
of the Articles of Association of First National Bank of
Oregon International Corporation to change its name to
First Interstate International of Oregon. V

San
Francisco

Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited, Hong Kong, B.C.C., request
to enter into an agreement that the Bank's proposed Federal
branch in San Francisco shall receive only such deposits as
would be permissible for an Edge Act Corporation. \j

San
Francisco

United California Overseas Investment Corporation, Los Angeles,
California: grants consent to amend Article First of the
Articles of Association of United California Overseas Investment Corporation to change its name to First Interstate
Overseas Investment, Inc. JL/

New York

New York

Sixty Day Notification Period Allowed to Expire
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, New York, New
York: no objection to establish a branch in Taipei,
Ta iwan.
Republic National Bank of New York, New York, New York:
no objection to acquire indirectly through its whollyowned subsidiary, American Swiss Credit Corporation,
Baltimore, Maryland all of the shares of a de novo
banking corporation, Republic National Bank of New York
(Singapore) Ltd., Singapore.

*

* * * *

To Organize, or Invest in, a Corporation Doing
Foreign Banking and Other Foreign Financing Pursuant
to Section 25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act

New York

JV

Approved
Banco Cafetero, Bogota, Columbia: grants consent to establish an Edge Act Corporation, Banco Cafetero International
Corporation, New York, New York.

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

Cleveland

Approved
Community Bancshares, Inc., McArthur, Ohio, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of The
Vinton County National Bank of McArthur, McArthur,
Ohio. V

Atlanta

Capital Bancorp. , North Bay Village, Florida, for approval
to acquire at least 51 percent of the voting shares of
Capital Bank, North Bay Village, Florida. V

St. Louis

First Delta Corporation, Helena, Arkansas, for approval
to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of
First National Bank of Phillips County, Helena,
Arkansas. JJ

Minneapolis

Keewatin Bancorporation, Inc., Keewatin, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire at least 80.7 percent of the voting
shares of First National Bank of Keewatin, Keewatin,
Minnesota. 1/

Minneapolis

Perham State Bancshares, Perham, Minnesota, for approval to
acquire at least 95.7 percent of the voting shares of
Perham State Bank, Perham, Minnesota. V

Minneapolis

Veblen Insurance Company, Inc., Veblen, South Dakota, for
approval to acquire 97 percent of the voting shares of
The Bank of Veblen, Veblen, South Dakota. 1/

Minneapolis

Zappco, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota, for approval to acquire
at least 95 percent of the voting shares of Zapp National
Bank of St. Cloud, St. Cloud, Minnesota. JL/

Kansas City

American Exchange Company, Elmwood, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 90 percent of the voting shares of American
Exchange Bank, Elmwood, Nebraska. 1/

Kansas City

Woodland Bancorp, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, for approval to
acquire 98.6 percent of the voting shares of Wood land
Bank, Tulsa, Oklahoma. JL/

Dal las

Red Oak Bancshares, Inc., Red Oak, Texas, for approval to
acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of Red
Oak State Bank, Red Oak, Texas. 1/

JL/

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
aut hori ty.




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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

Atlanta

Atlanta

New York

Chicago

Withdrawn
Metropolitan Banc orpo rat ion, Tampa, Florida, for approval
to acquire at least 85.6 percent or more of the voting
shares of Avon Citrus Bank, Avon Park, Florida.
Metropolitan Bancorporation, Tampa, Florida, for approval
to acquire 88.45 per cent or more of the voting shares
of First Bank and Trust Company, Bellair Bluffs, Florida.
Approved
First Jersey National Corporation, Jersey City, New Jersey,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of The Bank of New Jersey, N.A., Moorestown, New Jersey.
1/
DETROITBANK Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, for approval to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of the successor
by merger to First Bank Corporation, Midland, Michigan
and thereby indirectly acquire 100 percent of the voting
shares of First Midland Bank & Trust Company, Midland,
Michigan, Shepherd State Bank, Shepherd, Michigan and 99
percent of the voting shares of First Community Bank, N.A.,
West Branch, Michigan.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

Richmond

1/

Withdrawn
First Maryland Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (leasing personal property and equipment on a full pay-out basis
and acting as agent, broker or adviser in the leasing
thereof; leasing real property on a full pay-out basis;
and acting as agent, broker or advisor in the leasing
thereof; making or acquiring, for its own account or for
the account of others, loans and other extensions of

Appl lie at ion processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
author! ty.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
credit with respect to personal property, equipment,
and real property; and servicing loans, leases and other
extensions of credit) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through
its subsidiary, First Maryland Leasecorp. (5/21/81) 3/

Kansas City

Philadelphia

Minneapolis

New York

New York

1/
3/

Returned
Omaha National Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (mortgage banking
activities) at 973 Peterson Street, Wichita, Kansas,
the geographic area to be served by the Wichita
office includes the area within a 100 mile radius of
Wichita, Kansas, excluding any area of the State of Oklahoma,
through its subsidiary, Real banc, Inc. (5/19/81) 3/
Approved
Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
for approval to acquire certain assets of Mortgage Bankers
Service Corporation, Monterey, California. \J
Veblen Insurance Company, Inc., Veblen, South Dakota, for approval to directly en age in general insurance activities in
Veblen, South Dakota, a town of less than 5,000 population.
1/
Reactivated
The Chase Manhattan Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to act as
insurance agent or broker for credit life insurance (or mortgage redemption insurance), credit accident and health insurance and property and liability insurance (homeowner's insurance) directly related to such lending and servicing activities)
in the vicinity of the intersection of Chestnut Ridge Road and
Summit Avenue, Montvale, New Jersey, through its subsidiary,
Chase Home Mortgage Corporation (5/18/81) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to relocate
de novo activities (purchasing for its own account and servicing sales finance contracts; the sale of credit related life
and accident and health or decreasing or level (in the case of
single payment loans) term life insurance by licensed agents
or brokers, as required; making or acquiring loans and other
extension of credit, secured or unsecured, for consumer and
other purposes; the extension of loans to dealers for the
financing of inventory (floor planning) and working capital

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board
of Governors under delegated authority.




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purposes; credit related life, accident, and health insurance
may be written by Family Guardian Life Insurance Company, an
affiliate of Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc.)
from 5310 East 31st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma to 6733 South Yale,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-toPerson Financial Center, Inc. (5/19/81) 3/

Chicago

New York

New York

3/

United Central Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa (formerly
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (providing
bookeeping or data processing services; storing and processing other banking, financial, or related economic data, such
as performing payroll, accounts receivable or payable, or
billing services; and the leasing of excess computer time to
the holding company, its subsidiaries and unrelated parties)
the activities were commenced de novo by United Central
Bank of Des Moines, the geographic scope will be the State
of Iowa and contiguous states, through a subsidiary, Iowa
United Building Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa (5/20/81) 3/
Permitted
The Chase Manhattan Corporation, New York, New York, requests
permission to establish a de novo office engaging in the
following activities (making or acquiring for its own account
or for the account of others, loans and other extensions of
credit secured by real estate including, but not limited to,
first and second mortgage loans secured by mortgages on oneto-four family residential properties; to service loans and
other extensions of credit for any person; to sell mortgage
loans in the secondary market; and to offer mortage term life
insurance, accident and health insurance and disability insurance directly related to such lending and servicing activities) in the area of Kings Road and Oak field Drive, Brandon,
Florida, through its subsidiary, Housing Investment Corporation
(5/17/81) 3/
The Chase Manhattan Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to act as
insurance agent or broker for credit life insurance (or mortgage redemption insurance), credit accident and health insurance, and property and liablity insurance (homeowner's insurance) directly related to such lending and servicing activities)
in the vicinity of the intersection of Chestnut Ridge Road and
Summit Avenue, Montvale, New Jersey, through its subsidiary,
Chase Home Mortgage Corporation (5/19/81) 3/

4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board
of Governors under delegated authority.




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New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de novo activities (purchasing for its own
account and servicing sales finance contracts; the sale
of credit related life and accident and health or decreasing or level (in the case of single payment loans)
term life insurance by licensed agents or brokers, as
required; making or acquiring loans and other extensions
of credit, secured or unsecured, for consumer and other
purposes; the extension of loans to dealers for the financing of inventory (floor planning) and working capital
purposes; credit related life, accident, and health insurance may be written by Familty Guardian Life Insurance
Company, an affiliate of Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc.) from 5310 East 31st Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma to 6733 South Yale, Tulsa, Oklahoma, through its
subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center,
Inc. (5/20/81) 3/

New York

Horizon Bancorp, Morristown, New Jersey, requests permission
to establish de novo offices engaging in the following activities (a national banking association limited to the operation of a trust company activities related thereto) such
activities will be conducted at trust services offices at the
following locations of state and national banks in New Jersey:
American National Bank & Trust of New Jersey, 65 Madison Avenue,
Morris town, New Jersey; American National Bank & Trust of
New Jersey, 483 Blocmfield Avenue Monte lair, New Jersey;
American National Bank & Trust of New Jersey, 36 East Midland
Avenue, Paramus, New Jersey; Princeton Bank and Trust Company,
76 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey and The Marine National
Bank of Wildwood, 3301 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, New Jersey,
through its subsidiary, Horizon Trust Company, N.A. (5/20/81)

V

Cleveland

Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, PennsyIvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(Mortgage banking, including the making or acquiring and
servicing for its own accounts and or the accounts of
others, loans and other extensions of credit) in the
Metropolitan area of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, through
its subsidiary, The Kissel 1 Company (5/21/81) 3j

Richmond

Dominion Bankshares Corporation, Roanoke, Virginia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (mortgage
banking activities of originating residential, commercial,
industrial, and construction loans for its own account and

3/

4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board
of Governors under delegated authority.




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for sale to others, and servicing such loans for others) at
1211 Regency Square Boulevard, Houston, Texas, through its
subsidiary, Metropolitan Mortgage Fund, Inc. (4/9/81) 3/

Richmond

Southern Bancorporat ion, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making extensions of credit as a licensed consumer finance lender) at 12 West Fourth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
through its subsidiary, World Acceptance Corporation
(5/23/81) 3/

Atlanta

Central Bancshares of the South, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(all permissible insurance agency activities specified in
Section 225.4(a)(9) of Regulation Y) at offices located
throughout the State of Alabama, through a subsidiary,
CSN Underwriters, Inc. (5/22/81) 3/

Chicago

National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in commercial
finance activities) in the Truman Building, 1030 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio, the geographic scope is northern Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, through the American Business Finance
division of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Inst aloan Financial
Services, Inc. (5/18/81) 3j

Kansas City

Commerce Financial Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in finance company activities) at 4900 W. 29th, Topeka, Kansas,
the geographic area to be served by this office includes the
State of Kansas, through a subsidiary, Comco Financial
Service Centers, Inc. (5/22/81) 3/

San
Francisco

Imperial Bancorp, Inglewood, California, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (providing bookkeeping or data
processing services and storing and processing other banking,
financial, or related economic data and management consulting
advice to nonaffiliated banks) at 9920 So. La Cienega Boulevard,
Inglewood, California, through a de novo indirect subsidiary,
Imperial Data Resources, Inc.; The Company's activities will
be conducted throughout the States of Connecticut, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and
Delaware, from an office located at 56 Kearney Road, Needham,
Massachusetts, through an indirect subsidiary, Imperial Data
Resources Northeast, Inc.; from offices located at 695 Town
Center Drive, Cost a Mesa, California; 675 California Street,

37

4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board
of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
San Francisco, California; 625 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois; within a one-mile radius of Baltimore Street and
Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland; and 6075 Rosewell N.E. ,
Atlanta, Georgia, through an indirect subsidiary, Imperial
Automation, Inc. (5/22/81) 3/

3/

4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board
of Governors under delegated authority.




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H.2, 1981 Ho. 21

-13APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act

Boston

The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Branch to be established on Division Street
between Route 115 and Pershing Drive, Derby, Connecticut.
2/

Chicago

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwauke, Wisconsin. Offsite
electronic facility to be established at 4900 W. Brown Deer
Road, Brown Deer, Wisconsin. 2/

*

* * *

*

Applications and Notifications for International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Sections 25 and 25(a)
of the Federal Reserve Act and Sections 4(c)(9) and
4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended
New York

Chemical Bank, New York, New York: requests consent to consolidate its existing banking Edge corporations into one,
headquartered in Miami, Florida known as Chemical Bank International-North America (CBI-North America); to open a branch
of CBI-North America in Houston and open future branches of
CBI-North America in Boston, Cleveland and Atlanta; and to
amend Miami Edge's Articles of Association.

San
Francisco

Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited, Hong Kong, B.C.C., request
to enter into an agreement that the Bank's proposed Federal
branch in San Francisco shall receive only such deposits as
would be permissible for an Edge Act Corporation.

*

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To Establish a U.S. Branch of an Edge Act Corporation
Pursuant to Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Atlanta

2/

AmSouth Bancorporation, Birmingham, Alabama: requests permission to from an Edge Corporation headquartered in
Birmingham, Alabama, and with a branch in Mobile, Alabama,
to be named "AmSouth Bank International".

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as
to the length of the comment period.




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Chicago

First Wisconsin International Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
requests consent to establish a branch in Miami, Florida.

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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Cleveland

Boone Bancorporat ion, Inc., Alexandria, Kentucky, for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares
of Dixie State Bank, Walton, Kentucky. 2/

Chicago

Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois, for approval to acquire 80 percent or more of the voting shares
of Suburban National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington
Heights, Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

Moultrie Bancorp, Inc., Lovington, Illinois, for approval to
acquire at least 80 percent or more of the voting shares of
Hardware State Bank, Lovington, Illinois. 2/

Chicago

St. Joseph Bancorporation, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, for approval to merge with St. Joseph Agency, Inc., South Bend,
Indiana and to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
the successor by merger to St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company,
South Bend, Indiana, South Bend, Indiana and Central State Bank
of Lakeville, Lakeville, Indiana. 2/

St. Louis

The Carbondale Investment Corporation, Carbondale, Illinois,
for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of The Bank of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. 2/

St. Louis

Conway Bancshares, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, for approval
to acquire at least 90.76 percent of the voting shares of
First State Bank and Trust Company, Conway, Arkansas. 2/

St. Louis

Peoples Investment Corporation, Cuba, Missouri, for approval
to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of the
successor by merger to Peoples Bank of Cuba, Cuba, Missouri.
2/

Minneapolis

Eden Bank Holding Company, Inc., Eden, South Dakota, for approval to acquire at least 80.9 percent of the voting shares
of The First National Bank of Eden, Eden, South Dakota. 2/

2/

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as
to the length of the comment period.




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Kansas City

Centennial Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares
of Centennial Bank and Trust, Mission, Kansas. 2/

Kansas City

Gunnison Bank Holding Corporation, Gunnison, Colorado, for
approval to acquire at least 80.0 percent of the voting
shares of The Gunnison Bank and Trust Company, Gunnison,
Colorado. 2/

Dal las

Bokchito Bancshares, Inc., Bokchito, Oklahoma, for approval
to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of The
First State Bank, Bokchito, Oklahoma. 2/

Dal las

Copperas Cove Bancshares, Inc., Copperas Cove, Texas, for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares
of Cove State Bank, Copperas Cove, Texas. 2/

Dal las

Rio Grande City Bancshares, Inc., Rio Grande City, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
First National Bank of Rio Grande City, Rio Grande City,
Texas. 2/

San
Francisco

Grant S. Clark Investment Company, a Utah Limited Partnership,
Salt Lake City, Utah, for approval to acquire 54.4 percent of
the voting shares of Davis County Bank, Farmington, Utah. 2j

* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
New York

United Bank Corporation of New York, Albany, New York, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
the successor by merger to Island State Bank, Patchogue,
New York. 2j

Chicago

Cary-Grove Bancorp, Gary, Illinois, for approval to acquire
between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares of Arlington
Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and indirectly
80 percent or more of the voting shares of Suburban National
Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Illinois, a
proposed new bank. 2J

2J

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as
to the length of the comment period.




H.2, 1981 No. 21

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Chicago

ELK GROVE BANCORP, INC., Elk Grove Village, Illinois, for approval to acquire bewteen 11 and 14 percent of the voting
shares of Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights,
Illinois and indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting
shares of Suburban National Bank of Arlington Heights,
Arlington Heights, Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

Hoffman Bancorp, Inc., Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for approval
to acquire between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares of
Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting shares of Suburban
National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights,
Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

Meadows Bankcorp, Inc., Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for approval
to acquire between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares of
Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting shares of Suburban
National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights,
Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

SUBPAL BANCORP. , INC., Palatine, Illinois, for approval to
acquire between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares of
Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and
indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting shares of
Suburban National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington
Heights, Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

Suburban Bancorp, Inc., Palatine, Illinois, for approval to
acquire between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares of
Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and
indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting shares of
Suburban National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington
Heights, Illinois, a proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

WOODFIELD BANCORP, INC., Schaumburg, Illinois, for approval
to acquire between 11 and 14 percent of the voting shares
of Arlington Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois
and indirectly 80 percent or more of the voting shares of
Suburban National Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington
Heights, Illinois, a proposed new bank. JL/

St. Louis

Landmark Bancs hares Corporation, Clayton, Missouri, for approval to acquire at least 90 percent of the voting shares
of Kansas City International Bank and Trust Company, Kansas
City, Missouri. 2/

2]

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as
to the length of the comment period.




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Kansas City

Industrial Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas, for approval to acquire at least 50 percent of the nonvoting
stock of Centennial Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park,
Kansas. 2J

Kansas City

Valley View Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, for
approval to acquire at least 50 percent of the nonvoting
stock of Centennial Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park,
Kansas. 2/

Dal las

Commerce Southwest Inc., Dallas, Texas, for approval to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Carrol lton
First National Bank, Carrol lton, Texas. 2/

San
Francisco

Independent Bankshares Corporation, San Rafael, California,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Vaca Valley Bank, Vacaville, California. 2/

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
St. Louis

Jefferson County Bancorp. , Inc., Hillsboro, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 50.63 percent of the voting shares of
Century Bancshares Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri and
indirectly 94.6 percent of the voting shares of North St.
Louis Trust Company, St. Louis, Missouri. If

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Boston

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First National Boston Corporat ion, Boston, Massachusett s,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(providing bookkeeping and data processing services for
the internal operation of a single named bank; and storing
and processing banking, financial or related data (including demand deposit, savings, direct and indirect installment loans, commercial loans, mortgages, general ledger

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as
to the length of the comment period.




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and central information accounting) for such bank and
indirectly for institutions who may enter into a data
processing agreement with such bank) at 286 Water Street,
Augusta, Maine, through its subsidiary, FBC, Inc. (5/22/81)

Bos ton

Old Stone Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the origination, sale and servicing of first and second mortgage
loans; the sale of credit life and credit health and
accident insurance offered in connect ion with extensions
of credit; and the sale of casualty insurance on property
mortgaged in connection with extensions of credit) at 2709
Colima Road, Walnut, California, through a new indirect
subsidiary, UniMortgage Corporation of California (5/19/81)

New York

Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited,
both of London, England, requests permission to establish
a de novo office engaging in the following activities (factoring and commercial finance and making other commercial loans)
at 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmerican/Commercial, Inc. (5/20/81)

New York

Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited,
both of London, England, requests permission to establish a
de novo office engaging in the following activities (in indirect installment lending, retail sales financing and selling, as agent, related credit life, credit accident and health
and credit property insurance) at 6465 College Park Square,
Virginia Beach, Virginia, through their subsidiary, Bare laysAmerican/Credit, Inc. (5/22/81)

New York

Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited,
both of London, England, requests permission to establish a
de novo office engaging in the followng activities (in lease
financing of personal property by means of leases that meet
the standard of Section 225.4(a)(6) of Regulation Y) at 3200
West End Avenue, Suite 405, Nashville, Tennessee, through
their subsidiary, BarelaysAmerican/Leasing, Inc. (5/22/81)

New York

Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited,
both of London, England, requests permission to establish de
novo offices engaging in the following activities (in making
mortgage loans and selling, as agent, related credit life,
credit accident and health and credit property insurance)
at 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina and
1930 Bishop Lane, Watterson Towers (Suite 720), Louisville,
Kentucky, through their subsidiary, BarelaysAmerican/Mortgage,
Inc. (5/22/81)




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New York

Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited,
both of London, England, requests permission to expand the
activities of existing offices engaging in the following
activities (making business loans to small businesses or
individuals borrowing for business purposes, primarily
secured by first and second mortgages on real estate)
located in the following states: 83 offices located in
North Carolina, through their subsidiary, Bare laysAmerican/
Financial, Inc.; 6 offices located in Ohio, through their
subsidiary, BarelaysAmerican/Financial, Inc.; 22 offices
located in South Carolina, through their subsidiary,
BarelaysAmerican/Financial, Inc.; and 15 offices located
in South Carolina, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmerican/Credit, Inc. (5/22/81)

nvw York

Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York requests
permission to expand the activities of existing offices
engaging in the following activities (providing portfolio
investment advice (real estate) to any person; furnishing
general economic information and advice; providing financial
advice to the state and local governments with respect to
issuance of their securities; performing real estate
appraisals; the service area for each office is the entire
city in which such office is located as well as the immediately
surrounding towns) at 120 E. Mill Street, Quaker Square,
Suite 411, Akron, Ohio; the Fifth & Race Tower, 120 West
Fifth Street, Suite 1203, Cincinnati, Ohio; East Ohio Building, Superior & Ninth, Suite 912, Cleveland, Ohio; Talbott
Tower, 131 N. Ludlow, Suite 1108, Dayon, Ohio; 3155 U.S. Steel
Building, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 6100
N. Keys tone, Room 545, Indianapolis, Indiana; 101 East Town
Street, Columbus, Ohio; 1250 S. Omni International, Atlanta,
Georgia; Two International Plaza Drive, Suite 315, Nashville,
Tennessee; 2010 Gadsden Street, Suite C, Columbia, South
Carolina; and Ranger Insurance Building, Suite 120, 5333
Westheimer Road, South Line, Houston, Texas, through its
subsidiary, Chemical Mortgage Company (5/20/81)

New York




Correction:
The notice for Citicorp, New York, New York, to expand activities
at 2001 Gateway Pace, San Jose, California, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc.
which appeared on H.2, 1981 No. 20 as Received was incorrect.
The activity (the sale at retail of money orders, travelers
checks, U.S. savings bonds and consumer oriented financial
management courses; and the servicing for any person, of loans
and other extensions of credit) tdiich was listed under
previously approved activities should be deleted (5/14/81)

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New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, requests permission to expand
the activities of an existing office engaging in the following activity (the servicing for any person, of loans and
other extensinos of credit) at 2001 Gateway Place, San
Jose, California, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Personto-Person Financial Center, Inc. (5/21/81)

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, requests permission to establish
a de novo office engaging in the following activities (the
purchasing and servicing for its own account of sales finance
contracts; the sale of credit related life and accident and
health or decreasing or level (in the case of single payment
loans) term life insurance by licensed agents or brokers, as
required; the extension of loans to dealers for the financing
of inventory (floor planning) and working capital purposes;
the purchasing and servicing for its own account of sales
finance contracts; and the servicing, for any person, of loans
and other extensions of credit; the proposed service area of
the office would be comprised of the entire State of Texas for
all the aforementioned activities; credit related life, accident and health insurance may be written by Family Guardian
Life Insurance Company, an affiliate of Citicorp Acceptance
Company, Inc.) at 2426 Cee Gee Street, Suite 202, San Antonio,
Texas, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Acceptance Company,
Inc. (5/21/81)

New York

Lincoln First Banks Inc., Rochester, New York, requests permission to establish a de novo office engaging in the following activities (acting as investment or financial advisor to
the extent of providing portfolio investment advice to any
person other than a Florida Bank or Trust Company and furnishing general economic information and advice, general
economic statistical forecasting services and industry
studies, servicing the county of Palm Beach, Florida) at
Suite 401, Arvida Financial Plaza, Boca Raton, Florida,
through its subsidiary, Lincoln First of Florida, Inc.
(5/20/81)

New York

Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, requests
permission to relocate existing offices engaging in the following activities (consumer finance, sales finance and home
equity lending activities and in the sale of single and
joint credit life insurance and credit accident, health and
property insurance) from 402 B. West Main Street, Bedford,
Virginia to Maxway Plaza, Bedford, Virginia, through its
subsidiaries, Ritter Finance Company, Incorporated, of
Virginia and The Financial Source, Incorporated of Virginia
(5/22/81)




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New York

Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
requests permission to relocate an existing office and
to expand the service area of the relocated office engaging in the following activities (consumer finance, sales
finance and home equity lending activities and in the
sale of single and joint credit life insurance, and credit
accident, health and property insurance; the new office
will serve customers in Maricopa, Yavapta, Gila, and Pinal
counties) from 1302 N. First Street, Phoenix, Arizona to
10321 N. 32nd Street, Suite D, Phoenix, Arizona, through
its subsidiary, Termplan Incorporated of Arizona (5/21/81)

New York

Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
requests permission to relocate an existing office and to
expand the service area of the relocated office engaging
in the following activities (consumer finance, sales finance and home equity lending activities and in the sale
of single and joint credit life insurance, and credit accident, health and property insurance; the new office will
serve customers in Pima, Pinal, Graham, Cochise and Santa
Cruz counties) from 5339 South 12th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona
to 5151 E. Broadway, Suite 190, Tucson, Arizona, through its
subsidiary, Termplan Incorporated of Arizona (5/21/81)

Richmond

Maryland National Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, for approval to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Mutual Loan
Plan, Inc. and its subsidiary, American Industrial Bank, Inc.,
both in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Chicago

St. Joseph Bancorporation, Inc., South Bend,
proval to acquire 83 percent of the voting
Joseph Mortgage Company, Inc., South Bend,
percent of the voting shares of St. Joseph
Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia.

Kan as City

Commercial Bankshares, Inc., Grand Island, Nebraska, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (in operating an industrial bank as authorized by Nebraska law, including accepting time and savings deposits; making and acquiring loans and other extensions of credit such as would be
made by an industrial bank; and selling life, accident and
health, and physical damage insurance directly related to
its extensions of credit) at 1616 South Locust and Highway
281 and Thirteenth Street, both of Grand Island, Nebraska,
serving the City of Grand Island and its trade territory or
that area within an 80 mile radius, through its subsidiary,
Commercial Savings Company (5/18/81)




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San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, not ification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring for their own accounts loans and other extensions of credit such as would be made or acquired by a
finance company; servicing such loans and other extensions
of credit; and offering credit related life, credit related
accident and health and credit related property insurance;
the activities of FinanceAmerica Corporation of Missouri will
include, but not be limited to, making consumer installment
loans, purchasing installment sales finance contracts, making loans and other extensions of credit to small businesses,
and making loans secured by real and personal property; the
activities of FinanceAmerica Credit Corporation will include,
but not be limited to, making first mortgage residential real
estate loans in excess of $2,500; both corporations will offer
credit related life, accident and health and property insurance directly related to extensions of credit made or acquired
by FinanceAmerica Corporation of Missouri and FinanceAmerica
Credit Corporation) at 2734 North Highway 67, Florissant,
Missouri, serving the entire State of Missouri, the city of
East St. Louis, Illinois and the following counties in Illinois:
Bond, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe,
Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington, through
its indirect subsidiaries, FinanceAmerica Corporation of
Missouri (a Missouri Corporation) and FinanceAmerica Credit
Corporation (a Delaware Corporation) (5/20/81)

San
Francisco

U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring and servicing of loans and other extensions of credit, either
secured or unsecured, for its own account or for the account of others including, but not limited to, consumer
loans; installment sales contracts and other forms of
receivables; making investments as permitted by Revised
Code of Washington, Division of Banking, Chapter 31.04
Industrial Loan Companies; and acting as insurance agent
with regard to credit life and disability insurance, property and casualty insurance solely in connection with extensions of credit by CILC) in the downtown core of
Vancouver, Washington, within an area bounded by the 1-5
Interstate Freeway on the east, Washington Street on the
west, Second Street on the south and East Sixteeneth Street
on the north, the geographic area to be served will be
principally Clark County of the Portland SMSA, through
a subsidiary, U.S. Creditcorp Industrial Loan Company
(5/20/81)




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San
Francisco

U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (the making, acquiring and
servicing of loans and other extensions of credit, either
secured or unsecured, for its own account or for the account of others, including the purchasing of contracts and
evidences of debt, makiqg commercial and business loans,
and acting as insurance agent with regard to credit life
and disabilt iy insurance solely in connection with extensions of credit by Creditcorp) in the downtown core of
Vancouver, Washington, within an area bounded by the 1-5
Interstate Freeway on the east, Washington Street on the
west, Second Street on the south and East Sixteenth Street
on the north, the geographic area to be served will be
principally Clark County of the Portland SMSA, through a
subsidiary, U.S. Creditcorp (5/20/81)

San
Francisco

WESTERN BANCORPORATION, Los Angeles, California, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (in operating an
industrial bank as authorized by Colorado law, including the
acceptance of time and savings deposits; making, acquiring
and servicing loans, and other extensions of credit; and
acting as agent or broker with respect to credit life and
credit accident and health insurance, directly related to
extensions of credit or the provision of other financial
services by Western Bancorporation or its affiliates) in
Fort Collins, Colorado, serving the Fort Collins, Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Area, through its subsidiary, First
Interstate Industrial Bank of Fort Collins (5/19/81)




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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of The Securities
Exchange Act
The Maplewood Bank and Trust Company, Maplewood, New Jersey
Exibit B - The Community Bank of Forest Forest, Virignia

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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.